Narrative:

Taxiway B is a non visibility area from the tower. On jul/xx/97, a CL60 was taxiing on this taxiway and its wingtips scrapped some trees and shrubs. The airport manager then put out a NOTAM stating that aircraft with a wingspan of 70 ft or more cannot taxi down this taxiway. At the present time airport management has no intention to cut down or remove the trees and shrubs. This is a safety hazard and could cause delays to aircraft because the controllers would have to back taxi almost the entire length of the runway to get a departure off with a wingspan of 70 ft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the aircraft involved was a G3 and reporter is unaware of any damage to the aircraft, alleges the airport manager said he didn't have the funds to cut down the trees/shrubs. A ucr was filed. The tower has become a contract facility recently and reporter is unaware of any further action by the airport management except that the reporter learned from the atm prior to leaving the facility that the airport will probably get the funds to cut down the trees/shrubs in august or september.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CITES A SAFETY HAZARD OF TREES AND SHRUBS ALONGSIDE A TWR NON VISIBILITY TXWY. A CL60 WINGTIP SCRAPPED TREES AND SHRUBS WHILE ON THE TXWY. RPTR ALLEGES ARPT MGMNT WILL NOT REMOVE OR CUT THEM DOWN. THE ARPT MGR RESTR THE USE OF THE TXWY FOR ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 70 FT OR MORE FROM USING THE TXWY.

Narrative: TXWY B IS A NON VISIBILITY AREA FROM THE TWR. ON JUL/XX/97, A CL60 WAS TAXIING ON THIS TXWY AND ITS WINGTIPS SCRAPPED SOME TREES AND SHRUBS. THE ARPT MGR THEN PUT OUT A NOTAM STATING THAT ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN OF 70 FT OR MORE CANNOT TAXI DOWN THIS TXWY. AT THE PRESENT TIME ARPT MGMNT HAS NO INTENTION TO CUT DOWN OR REMOVE THE TREES AND SHRUBS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE DELAYS TO ACFT BECAUSE THE CTLRS WOULD HAVE TO BACK TAXI ALMOST THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RWY TO GET A DEP OFF WITH A WINGSPAN OF 70 FT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE ACFT INVOLVED WAS A G3 AND RPTR IS UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, ALLEGES THE ARPT MGR SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO CUT DOWN THE TREES/SHRUBS. A UCR WAS FILED. THE TWR HAS BECOME A CONTRACT FACILITY RECENTLY AND RPTR IS UNAWARE OF ANY FURTHER ACTION BY THE ARPT MGMNT EXCEPT THAT THE RPTR LEARNED FROM THE ATM PRIOR TO LEAVING THE FACILITY THAT THE ARPT WILL PROBABLY GET THE FUNDS TO CUT DOWN THE TREES/SHRUBS IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.